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Islands of Croatia |
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Croatia is a land comprising of many small and yet exotic islands. Islands of Croatia has a very distinct and unique characteristics of their own. The major part of the country is composed of these various islands of Croatia. The geographical boundary of the nation is primarily made by these islands of Croatia. These islands are so many in number that most of them still remains unknown and uninhabited. But it is this vacantness of these islands of Croatia that gives the country its unique feature. In fact, there are so many islands in Croatia that standing on one island one can view the green boundary of another island in the distant. Most of the major islands of Croatia start near the coast of Istria and continues to the islands near Dubrovnik.
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Cres
This is the second largest island on the Adriatic Sea and is near Rijeka. In the ancient period, Cres was under the Venetian rule for almost 800years. It is not one of the frequently visited islands of Croatia, but despite its solitary nature this island continues to be a beautiful place to relax.
Losinj
This is undoubtedly one of the most popular island of of all islands of Croatia. The spread of green makes this land a soothing for eyes. This island too was under the Venetian rule till 1797 and was for years overshadowed by the neighboring places. In later period, it earned popularity due to the ship building center here. However now-a-days, it is an important tourist destination.
The Brijuni Islands
This is actually a group of islands consisting of 2 large islands and 12 smaller islands. The largest island of this archipelago is Veliki Brijun. The lush of green makes this island one of the best place in the whole country. Tourists can often see wild animals like deers and birds like peacock running round the green cover of this place.
Other islands of Croatia includes:
- Krk
- Rab
- Kornati Islands
- Hvar
- Korcula
- Vis
- Elaphite Islands
- Silba
Get more about the geography of Croatia can be obtained from www.tourstocroatia.com.
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